Garment hanger



Jan- 20, 1942- R. T. VON PLMENBERG 2,270,828

GARMENT HANGER Filed Feb. l0, 1959 Patented Jan. 20, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

This invention relates to an improvement in hangers of the type adapted for the support of garments, as coats, trousers, skirts, and the like.

More particularly in accordance with this in- Vention a hanger is provided for the hanging of skirts, trousers and the like, and which may be readily and efficiently combined with a coat hanger of ordinary construction and, at the same time, may be used separately if desired.

The hanger in accordance With this invention will be inexpensive to produce and, at the same time, efficient and advantageous in use.

Having now indicated the nature and purpose of this invention, I will proceed to a detailed description of a perferred embodiment with reference to the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a front View of a hanger according to this invention combined with an ordinary type of coat hanger.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the hanger shown in Figure l disassembled from the coat hanger.

In the iigures variously A indicates the supporting bar of an ordinary coat hanger, curved in the usual manner and provided intermediate its ends With a supporting hook B adapted to be engaged With any suitable fixed supporting member for the support of the hanger. The bar A may be made of Wood or other suitable material and the hook B may be made of a suitable metal stock, such as heavy Wire.

C indicates a supporting bar of a length less than that of the bar A and having spring clips D, D secured to it adjacent its ends. The bar C may be made of any suitable material but will preferably be formed by a flat strip of metal of sufficient gauge. The spring clips D, D will be secured to one face of the bar C by means of tongues e, e, cut out of the body of the bar and engaged With one of the clip members, or by means of rivets or other suitable fastening means.

A hook member F is secured to a face of the bar C intermediate the ends of the bar, by means of rivets g. The hook member F, preferably formed from a flat strip of metal such as forms the bar C, extends vertically With respect to the bar and has its free end formed into a bifurcated hook H. The bifurcated hook H will have the form of the cross section of the bar A of the coat hanger shown, or of any other form of coat hanger, and will be adapted to receive and engage the bar on opposite sides of the supporting v hook B, as shown in Figure 1.

As will now, it is believed, be obvious the hanger comprising the bar C, clips D, D and bifurcated hook member F may be readily assembled with an ordinary coat hanger and will serve as an efficient hanger for skirts, trousers, and the like. The hanger may be easily disassembled from the coat hanger for packing or when not desired and may be readily transferred from one coat hanger to another, or hung separately by engagement of the hook H with any suitable xed supporting member.

It will be understood that it is not intended that this invention shall be limited to the precise details shown and described herein for illustrative purposes, since it will be appreciated that various modiiication in detail may be made without departing from the scope of this invention.

What I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a coat hanger comprising a garment supporting bar of quadralateral cross section and a supporting hook, of a hanger for skirts, trousers, and the like, comprising a supporting bar, garment engaging means carried by the supporting bar adjacent its ends and a bifurcated angular hook member corresponding to the cross section of the garment supporting bar, the bifurcation of the hook member extending from its hooked end, the bifurcated hook member being engaged with the garment supporting bar of the coat hanger on opposite sides of its supporting hook.

2. The combination with a coat hanger comprising a garment supporting bar and a supporting hook, of a hanger for skirts, trousers, and the like, comprising a supporting bar, garment engaging means carried by the supporting bar adjacent its ends and a supporting member terminating in a bifurcated hook, the bifurcation of the hook member extending from the hooked end, the bifurcated hook being of a form corresponding to the cross section of the garment supporting bar of the coat hanger adjacent its supporting hook and being engaged with the garment supporting bar of the coat hanger on opposite sides of its supporting hook.

3. The combination with a coat hanger comprising a garment supporting bar and a supporting hook, of a hanger for skirts, trousers, and the like, comprising a supporting bar and a supporting member terminating in a bifurcated hook, said hook being bifurcated from its free end and the said hook embracing the garment supporting bar of the coat hanger on opposite sides of its supporting hook.

RAYMOND T. von PALMENBERG. 

